More of what I ate today

~KitchenManager Sat, Oct 24, 1998 (13:57) seed

and the discussion continues...

~pmnh Sat, Oct 24, 1998 (19:28) #1

jason's deli (usual- cornbeef on rye, potato salad) (not bad)

~riette Sun, Oct 25, 1998 (01:12) #2

I had about 20 or so prickly pears yesterday. And just as many visits to the toilet last night!

~terry Sun, Oct 25, 1998 (11:28) #3

The Jason's deli at the Arboretum?

~pmnh Sun, Oct 25, 1998 (13:30) #4

nope, in west lake vinnies, today i think... eggplant parm and bass pale

~autumn Sun, Oct 25, 1998 (23:04) #5

Nick, I thought you owned some restaurants! Scouting the competition?

~terry Mon, Oct 26, 1998 (06:17) #6

Now Vinnies is down on Barton Springs road? I've been there a couple of times, I used to work in that neighborhood.

~pmnh Mon, Oct 26, 1998 (19:13) #7

yeah, i still own a piece of those restaurants, but i've been staying in austin for bit... (only for a few weeks, yet)... and yeah, vinnies is on barton springs (between lamar and s.1st)... only eaten there 4 or 5 times myself... (food is good, bar is better) think maybe serrano's tonight (if i can drag my lazy ass out again)...

~terry Tue, Oct 27, 1998 (06:15) #8

I ate at Olive Garden last night. Breadsticks and salad with their own house dressing and, of course, the main course went untouched and is sitting in a bag in the fridge for tonight's dinner. They told me who makes their breadsticks.

~KitchenManager Tue, Oct 27, 1998 (07:30) #9

So, Nick, why ain't you eaten out here yet?

~pmnh Tue, Oct 27, 1998 (21:08) #10

(who says i haven't, hmmm?) actually been meaning to (say hello or whatever, you know)... but truth is, i'm sort of (almost) really (basically) tentative... (yeah i'm shy) (in real life) paula jane and i are planning to visit austin this summer... we've talked about it before, and decided it would be really cool if we met you together, then... actually talking to her right this minute... (she says "hey"... and also, some of her newer poems are published in a zine on the net... if you'd like, i'll dig up the address... also, you can read a few if you go to http://www.poesie.com go to the author search, and list 'paula'... it'll take you right to her stuff)...

~KitchenManager Tue, Oct 27, 1998 (22:43) #11

gotcha...tell her I said Hi back... you can still go by and try the food, I'm off all day tomorrow (Wed) and Thursday night...

~pmnh Thu, Oct 29, 1998 (02:47) #12

damn wer, didn't mean i didn't want to go by when you were there... paula jane's actually been on my ass to do it, too, cause she knows i want to... know it doesn't make a lot of sense, but i am really am basically very shy... that's all it is... (REALLY hope that's not what you thought, cause that's not what i meant)...

~KitchenManager Thu, Oct 29, 1998 (17:29) #13

I just wanted to get your take on the food... if I'm not there, then you can't use shy as an excuse not to try the food... wasn't trying to imply anything else, either...

~tami Fri, Nov 6, 1998 (02:39) #14

fajitas

~riette Fri, Nov 6, 1998 (03:03) #15

come again?

~tami Fri, Nov 6, 1998 (03:17) #16

I ate fajitas for dinner. Earlier we ate many wonderful cheeses with mesquite mustard.

~terry Fri, Nov 6, 1998 (08:19) #17

You've never heard of fajitas, Ree?

~riette Fri, Nov 6, 1998 (11:18) #18

Nevva, Terry! What are they? BTW, I spoke to Mike last night, and so far we're defenitely still coming next year. We also practiced our roars and growls....

~KitchenManager Fri, Nov 6, 1998 (11:38) #19

Welcome, Tami!!!

~terry Fri, Nov 6, 1998 (15:40) #20

You're asking me? They're some Mexican food things that I can't explain very well. Maybe kitchenmanager or tami could help 'splain fajitas???

~riette Sat, Nov 7, 1998 (00:15) #21

I'm all eyes...

~autumn Sat, Nov 7, 1998 (13:48) #22

You take a round tortilla (crepe-like wheat or corn dough) and stuff it with veggies, beans, cheese, whatever, and heat them. Then top with salsa, sour cream, guacamole, etc.--they're a really good way to use up leftovers. Welcome, Tami, cheeses w/mesquite mustard?? I'm in heaven!!! Where do you live?

~riette Sat, Nov 7, 1998 (15:22) #23

That sounds terrific! One doesn't really get mexican food here, but in Disneyland, Paris, we stayed at a sort of mexican hotel, and that was the only nice thing about the whole trip; the food was really really wonderful.

~mikeg Sat, Nov 7, 1998 (22:48) #24

Come to Brighton, Riktte, and I'll take you to our Mexican resaurants!

~riette Sun, Nov 8, 1998 (00:30) #25

Deal. Just wait for that summer school next year - I'll take an extra day or two to visit you, so we can have an orgy or two!

~mikeg Sun, Nov 8, 1998 (09:14) #26

Yay!�!!

~terry Sun, Nov 8, 1998 (09:52) #27

Made Mikes day.

~riette Sun, Nov 8, 1998 (09:56) #28

Nah - that's Christine's job! �nudge, wink�

~TIM Sun, Nov 22, 1998 (04:17) #29

Riette, If you like mexican food, when you get to Austin, you will eat the best You've ever had!! This town has more mexican restaraunts than Monterey!!

~riette Mon, Nov 23, 1998 (00:56) #30

Is that an invitation? NO, don't! I will invite you to a Mexican restaurant, since you invited me for a truck ride and Archie videos. Oh, damn, I'm not used to this anymore. Tim, would you like to go on a Mexican restaurant (un)date when I come to Austin?

~TIM Mon, Nov 23, 1998 (01:08) #31

Absolutely, I am a tremendous fan of mexican food. Of course, I am a tremendous fan of food in general.

~riette Mon, Nov 23, 1998 (07:06) #32

Good! I bet I can out-eat you though! (Wanted to say I could eat you under the table, but you might think me rude!!)

~TIM Mon, Nov 23, 1998 (11:15) #33

I would not think that rude, Riette, but you are right, I would have taken it as an entirely different sort of offer than you had in mind. How much do you wish to wager that you can out eat me? Two friends of mine and I put an all you can eat fish place out of business. Of course that was 15 years ago, and I don't eat like that anymore, But I can still hold my own.

~osceola Mon, Nov 23, 1998 (15:24) #34

When I lived in Tallahassee, my housemates and I knew so many all-you-can-eat specials we could literally eat at one every day of the week. The Sunday one was all-you-can eat ribs. On Sunday morning we'd decide to go there that night and fast all day. Then, after the last football game we'd (*ahem*) smoke an "appetite enhancer" in the car on the way there. That restaurant went under pretty quickly.

~riette Tue, Nov 24, 1998 (00:43) #35

Does that mean you're in too, George?

~osceola Tue, Nov 24, 1998 (12:09) #36

In too what?

~riette Wed, Nov 25, 1998 (01:16) #37

I thought we were going to see who could out-eat who. Above the table, that is.

~TIM Wed, Nov 25, 1998 (09:36) #38

Above the table, On the table, Under the table, In the living room, anywhere, Riette, you're on!!

~riette Wed, Nov 25, 1998 (10:46) #39

Ooh, you make me feel so WANTED!

~TIM Wed, Nov 25, 1998 (12:32) #40

Riette, you have such away with words. I laughed so hard at that one that I had people coming into the kitchen to see if I was alright.

~riette Thu, Nov 26, 1998 (01:21) #41

You're doing this in the kitchen? What do you expect??

~TIM Thu, Nov 26, 1998 (01:56) #42

Riette, I have two choices, the kitchen or the living room. They watch TV in the living room.

~riette Thu, Nov 26, 1998 (10:12) #43

Don't you have a bedroom, Tim?

~TIM Thu, Nov 26, 1998 (17:00) #44

Yes, Riette, I do have a bedroom, but I don't have a computer, so I use one of the house computers.

~riette Fri, Nov 27, 1998 (01:02) #45

OH! And the house computers all stand in the kitchen???

~TIM Fri, Nov 27, 1998 (01:07) #46

No Riette, the house computers are split evenly between the kitchen and the living room.

~riette Fri, Nov 27, 1998 (15:19) #47

Why the kitchen? Or do Americans just DO that?

~TIM Fri, Nov 27, 1998 (15:32) #48

The kitchen is a traffic hub for the house, Riette.

~riette Sat, Nov 28, 1998 (00:41) #49

Oh! Yes? So, your truck is parked next to the fridge, I presume?

~TIM Sat, Nov 28, 1998 (00:50) #50

Riette, That's Brilliant. Great idea, but unfortunately not.

~riette Sun, Nov 29, 1998 (01:16) #51

Where then? The bedroom? So you'll have some kind of bed to sleep in?

~TIM Sun, Nov 29, 1998 (01:24) #52

We Americans are somewhat backward when it comes to this, Riette. We put the bedroom in the truck.

~riette Mon, Nov 30, 1998 (01:15) #53

Okay, I have been acquainted with the expressions 'white trash' and 'trailer trash' since I've come to the spring. Is there a third one I should know about? Truck Trash sounds rather romantic! One of the greatest holidays I once had was with my great uncle in Durban - he is trailor trash! He couldn't afford meat, so we used to barbecue mangos behind the trailor. And one night my sister and I wanted to shoot firecrackers while he was barbecueing the mangos, and one landed under his foot, and that was the first time I heard the words, 'Ar$e fu�king pu$$y'! It was heaven!

~TIM Mon, Nov 30, 1998 (01:21) #54

What a colorful expression Riette. Actually all OTR trucks carry a bed or Two on board.

~riette Mon, Nov 30, 1998 (01:21) #55

And so it should! It's only practical!

~TIM Mon, Nov 30, 1998 (01:21) #56

Very much so, Riette, It is hard to get one of those Behemoths into a hotel lot. 2.4M wide 3.9M tall 22M long

~riette Tue, Dec 1, 1998 (01:05) #57

That is HUGE! ha-ha! I have a good one, Tim! If you took me along on one of those, it would be a hotel on wheels, WITH room service!

~TIM Tue, Dec 1, 1998 (01:13) #58

Sounds good, Riette, The truck also has a cookstove, refrigerator, microwave, TV and VCR.

~riette Tue, Dec 1, 1998 (13:05) #59

It IS a hotel! Just don't tell me it has a queen sized bed, 'cos I'll just rent a truck instead of a hotel room, and we can act out 'Driving Miss Daisy'!

~TIM Tue, Dec 1, 1998 (21:02) #60

Close, Riette, real close. The truck bunk is 52" wide A Queen size bed is 60".

~KitchenManager Tue, Dec 1, 1998 (21:34) #61

and what's eight inches between friends?

~TIM Wed, Dec 2, 1998 (00:43) #62

A little short, Right Riette?

~riette Wed, Dec 2, 1998 (00:53) #63

Ha-ha! You bet, baby! But 8 inches off a bed between friends is good - I like warm friendships.

~TIM Wed, Dec 2, 1998 (01:01) #64

Riette, If you are going a little, you might as well go all the way to 40 Inches!!

~riette Wed, Dec 2, 1998 (11:14) #65

Are you serious, or just trying to turn me on????

~TIM Wed, Dec 2, 1998 (12:25) #66

Yes, Riette, if a 40" bunk turns you on, Go for it!!

~riette Thu, Dec 3, 1998 (00:20) #67

Oh, the bunk, huh? �snort�

~TIM Thu, Dec 3, 1998 (00:43) #68

What did you think I meant, Riette?

~KitchenManager Tue, Dec 15, 1998 (19:15) #69

On my way to Satay...let ya'll know what I ate later!

~PT Tue, Dec 15, 1998 (20:04) #70

Sounds like you are having a better dinner than I did.

~KitchenManager Tue, Dec 15, 1998 (22:07) #71

I had the Mee Krob and the pork Satay...yummie! What did you have?

~stacey Wed, Dec 16, 1998 (10:18) #72

I had holiday party food... cheese and wine and stuffed mushrooms and celery and mini spring rolls and more wine!

~KitchenManager Wed, Dec 16, 1998 (10:38) #73

So, Stace, you got any big balls lined up for the holidays?

~PT Wed, Dec 16, 1998 (15:12) #74

Is it my imagination, or is that a loaded question?

~stacey Wed, Dec 16, 1998 (17:44) #75

*giggle* of course it's a loaded question!! Had a 'ball' last Saturday at the new house... a tree trimming party. Our friends brought ornaments and we provided the food, drink and music. Last night was a company party Next week a couple more. Oh yea, a a couple of big balls are sure to make an appearance

~KitchenManager Wed, Dec 16, 1998 (18:22) #76

So excited about it, I see, that your fingers are stuttering!

~stacey Thu, Dec 17, 1998 (12:07) #77

*laugh* you got me!

~PT Thu, Dec 17, 1998 (12:52) #78

Enjoy yourself!!

~KitchenManager Thu, Dec 17, 1998 (23:53) #79

now, if I could just get you where I want you...

~stacey Fri, Dec 18, 1998 (10:53) #80

where's that?

~jgross Fri, Dec 18, 1998 (14:06) #81

wer's thinking.... give him time....

~stacey Fri, Dec 18, 1998 (19:19) #82

hi Jim! What did you eat today?!?!?

~jgross Sat, Dec 19, 1998 (00:11) #83

I ate some very funny things today. a lotta chuckle food. could hardly keep it down, I was laffin so hard. and I had to really Thai one on at the end (at that restaurant right around the corner from ya). sorry I couldn't stop by to say hello. was on a tight deadline, drivin' my semi......so was just passin' through. I did ask the chef if he'd put a little something extra in your next dinner there, though. did you know they have a French chef working on the night shift? I spoke to him with some Francois that I took in from listening to Autumn spout some of her best stuff, over the years (I mean months).

~stacey Sat, Dec 19, 1998 (01:02) #84

that musta been you I saw then, scarfin down everything in sight. I was the girl sitting by herself up at one of those tables with the floor mats. (took myself there to cheer me up!) Actually I hesitated when asked whether I wanted to eat in or take out. I'm glad I chose to eat in. Relaxing, yummy. I digested better.

~PT Sat, Dec 19, 1998 (11:30) #85

When I was on the road, I would always choose seeing a friend over going to a restaurant. I carried food on the truck. I could always eat later.

~stacey Mon, Jan 11, 1999 (17:26) #86

asiago bagel w/salmon schmear coffee mashed potatos w/ cream gravy canteloupe pepperocini peppers lettuce (plain) trail mix 1 1/2 hard boiled eggs lotsa water

~KitchenManager Mon, Jan 11, 1999 (22:11) #87

two tuna fish sandwiches and a bunch of assorted things with sugar in them

~stacey Tue, Jan 12, 1999 (08:51) #88

do you put relis in your tunafish?

~KitchenManager Tue, Jan 12, 1999 (21:26) #89

I rarely make it, I leave the serious cooking to others...

~stacey Wed, Jan 13, 1999 (09:47) #90

do you eat it with relish in it?

~PT Wed, Jan 13, 1999 (14:54) #91

Everything is better when eaten with relish.

~stacey Wed, Jan 13, 1999 (14:55) #92

yuck.

~KitchenManager Wed, Jan 13, 1999 (15:01) #93

then I shall plead the fifth... (actually, it's good both with and without)

~stacey Wed, Jan 13, 1999 (15:09) #94

*sigh* and I thought we were soulmates... *grin*

~KitchenManager Wed, Jan 13, 1999 (15:13) #95

now, it's time for me to issue the "don't go there" warning... I like Subway's and the Bagelry's, both of which are sans relish... oh, well, I guess that's it then (except for the sex, of course...)

~PT Wed, Jan 13, 1999 (15:45) #96

Even sex is good when enjoyed with relish.

~stacey Wed, Jan 13, 1999 (15:59) #97

yuck.

~PT Wed, Jan 13, 1999 (16:06) #98

I am employing a pun.

~stacey Wed, Jan 13, 1999 (16:07) #99

I'm expressing my opinion.

~PT Wed, Jan 13, 1999 (16:11) #100

OK, I just thought I wasn't being clear.